Submission + - Air Force firewall designated a weapons system (gazette.com)
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The biggest reason for the weaponization push is financial: When it comes to budget battles, weapons, even those with a keyboard and a mouse, get cash from Congress.
"Designating something as a weapons system really does help us justify our funding," Col. Pamela Wooley, who commands the Alabama-based 26th Cyberspace Operations Group, which includes the new weapon. "It also helps us with our training because it helps us define better training systems. It is really pretty exciting for our airmen."
The biggest reason for the weaponization push is financial: When it comes to budget battles, weapons, even those with a keyboard and a mouse, get cash from Congress.
"Designating something as a weapons system really does help us justify our funding," Col. Pamela Wooley, who commands the Alabama-based 26th Cyberspace Operations Group, which includes the new weapon. "It also helps us with our training because it helps us define better training systems. It is really pretty exciting for our airmen."